Chapter 601
Two police officers stepped forward, ready to take her away.
Helena Sterling finally tasted true fear.
Stripped of her dignity, she scrambled backward, screaming wildly.
“I’m not going! I didn’t hurt anyone… You can’t arrest me! Let me go p>
Her cheeks, still swelling from the three vicious slaps she had endured, contorted into a hideous mask.
Tears and snot streamed down her face, obliterating any trace of the elegant matriarch of the Sterling family.
But the law had no regard for wealth or status.
The officers moved with clinical efficiency, ignoring her frantic resistance as they clamped their hands firmly around her arms.
“Don’t touch me! Let go… Mom! Help me! Help me p>
Helena broke down completely, twisting her head toward the elderly Mrs. Sterling and howling for salvation.
She was a frantic mess, her entire body shaking violently.
The old lady’s face was livid. She hurried out the door with the staff trailing behind her, but even she didn’t dare interfere with the arrest.
Celeste Carlyle remained seated in her wheelchair, pushed slowly by a maid as she followed them out.
Her delicate features were pinched with manufactured worry, but her gaze was dead and calculating.
The crowd watched helplessly as the shrieking Helena was dragged into the back of the police cruiser.
The engine roared to life, and the vehicle pulled away from Sterling Manor.
The chaos subsided, leaving the courtyard in suffocating silence.
The old lady stood rooted to the spot, her expression darkening into something terrifying.
She finally understood Sienna Sloan’s ruthless strategy.
By not mentioning a single word about the trust contract, it meant the agreement was still fully active.
Helena’s Trustee Management Rights were already in someone else’s hands!
Sienna hadn’t bothered wasting breath on petty arguments or temporary financial wins; she had simply gone straight for the jugular.
One fatal strike.
Celeste, observing from her wheelchair, had clearly deduced Sienna’s play as well.
Staring down the driveway where the police cruiser had vanished, she hid a faint, intrigued smile.
The old lady’s knees finally buckled. She staggered back in a panic, asking the bodyguard who caught her in a trembling voice,
“Where… where is Jarred? I told you to call him! Why haven’t we heard from him p>
The bodyguard looked conflicted. “Madam, he was called away on an emergency mission right after he left the hospital. We can’t even get near him right now p>
The old lady’s face drained of color as a sickening wave of despair hit her. It’s intentional. Sienna did this on purpose!
She wants the Sterlings destroyed! She’s going to tear this entire family apart p>
The sheer panic overwhelmed her frail system, and before she could finish her sentence, she collapsed into unconsciousness.
“Madam p>
Capital Hospital.
Sienna was sitting at her desk organizing patient files when an assistant rushed in to report.
“Ms. Sloan, Helena has been taken: into custody. Thea Stanton says the chain of evidence is rock solid. She’s looking at a minimum of three years. behind bars.
The old lady fainted on the spot and was rushed into surgery tonight. She’s still in the emergency room p>
Sienna didn’t stop flipping through the files, though her fingers paused for a fraction of a second. A faint smile touched her lips. “What about Jarred p>
The assistant replied, “Declan Ward got the news immediately. Jarred finished his mission early this morning and should have been briefed on everything by now
But so far, he hasn’t made a single move p>
Sienna arched an eyebrow, genuinely surprised by Jarred’s uncanny restraint.
Knowing his personality, his mother—a woman who cared about nothing but the Sterling family’s reputation—was now embroiled in a massive scandal.
He should have been storming the police precinct to bail her out and bury the mess.
Yet he did nothing, remaining as quiet as an outsider.
Such abnormal behavior meant trouble was brewing.
A knot of tension tightened in her chest.
The assistant hesitated for a moment, carefully observing her expression before continuing.